Observing Plan International’s Work to Improve Maternal Health in Rural Nepal
I’ve been a Digital Ambassador for the global children’s charity Plan UK (the UK arm of Plan International) for over a year now and I’ve loved supporting the charity’s campaigns, […]
Good Deeds Through Travel: How to Sponsor a Child in a Developing Country
I was having a picnic lunch with my friend Katharine in a sunny Soho square last summer in London, as our offices were relatively close, and we were catching up […]
Mission Accomplished: How I Survived the Athens Marathon to Fundraise for Plan UK
Apologies that it’s been a little quiet over here on my blog recently amidst a whirlwind of activity, trips and travel plans! But for those of you who don’t follow […]
Running the Athens Marathon for Plan UK in 2 weeks’ time: Update after Month 5 of Training
Today marks 5 months since I began training for this marathon, and it’s also exactly 2 weeks until I actually run the marathon. Oh my god. That’s very soon! This is my […]
Running the Athens Marathon for Plan UK: Update after Month 4 of Training
I’ve now just over 6 weeks to go until the Athens Marathon, and I’m getting very nervous… Why? All because that ‘minor calf injury’ which I mentioned in last month’s […]
Post-holiday September Resolutions – 8 small steps to become a better person and help change the world
Today’s blog post is an article that I had published last Thursday on the Huffington Post. I’m really excited to write my first article for such a great website and […]
Running the Athens Marathon for Plan UK: Update after Month 3 of Training
Today marks 3 whole months of marathon training (which is flying by!), and I’m now into week 14 of 24, with just 2.5 months until race day. Here’s a quick update […]
Setting my Sights on the Stars: I’m Officially in the Top 30 Shortlist to win the Kruger Cowne Rising Star Trip into Space!
I officially have a 3% chance of flying into outer space in 2018! What?! How?! I know, I’m struggling to believe it myself! Since starting this blog I’ve had more […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 